Adonit Jot Touch with Pixelpoint™ Pressure Sensitive Precision Stylus for iPad - White

Written for my blog [...]UPDATE: [...] Strangely, putting several layers of first aid paper tape on the tip makes the writing experience much more like pen and paper (adds friction). **bonus: gets rid of the click-click-click against the screen.I finally got my new Jot Touch with Pixelpoint (henceforth referred to as the new Jot Touch) in the mail, and after trying it out today I can happily say that it's knocked my Jot Touch 4 down to "back-up" status. By no means is the Jot Touch 4 a bad stylus, and I definitely still highly recommend it, but the new Jot Touch's fine point tip gets rid of my one and only annoyance with the Jot Touch 4. Plus, the design and build are top notch, so that helps me feel like I got my $120 worth. I think the Red Jot Touch 4 is perpetually on sale and you can get one on Amazon for $80 or less.Design & AestheticsThe biggest difference here is obviously the pen-like tip instead of the disc. It's made of a hard plastic, and I don't see it wearing out anytime soon. Maybe don't drop it on concrete or drag it across sandpaper, though. I think scratching will also be less of an issue with this one since there's not a very large surface area for any particles to get trapped and dragged around on the screen. Admittedly, it was never really a problem I encountered with my Jot Touch 4, but I'm pretty vigilant about keeping my screen (and the disc) clean. The disc-less design also means that there's no cap to unscrew and lose, which is a plus in my book.The rest of the stylus is very similar to the old one - has that same good weight and balance, rubberized grip, two buttons, and a charging connection on the end. I think that in general it looks more sleek and modern, but you can take a look at the pictures yourself. I would upload my own, but the stock ones are prettier and are completely representative of what the new Jot Touch looks like in real life, strangely enough. Oh, one last thing to note is that once again there is no clip, so it will very much roll off a tilted surface, and you can't clip it to a shirt pocket or something. Not a big deal for me, but I know it's a sticking point for some people.FunctionalityOkay, so I had a little bit of trouble at first getting this thing to work properly in GoodNotes, but I think I was just overly eager to try it out. If you already have a Jot Script or Jot Touch connected to your app, turn that connection off. Then, start over fresh with the new one. I'm not sure if it was that, or if it was because I didn't charge it completely at first but my first tests were not pretty. There was a 4-5mm offset from where I put the stylus tip and where the line appeared, and the palm rejection was inconsistent. So I restarted GoodNotes, made sure to turn off the stylus pairing, and went through the pairing process with the new Jot Touch. Voila, suddenly it works perfectly. If your stylus is acting funky at first, troubleshoot a little and see if fiddling around with the app settings might fix the issue. After I got the stylus connected properly, it was just as responsive and accurate as my old Jot Touch 4 (see my review here), which is to say very responsive and accurate.iPad mini w/Retina test: I'm glad I remembered to try it out with the mini! Paired it perfectly fine, seemed to be writing well, and then I noticed a very small offset (1-2mm). I tried closing out of the app, re-paired it a few times, and it still wouldn't go away. Almost quit, but then by some miracle remembered the "writing posture" setting. After adjusting the writing posture, the offset went away completely and I had no problem writing out notes and drawing diagrams with a high level of precision. Yay!Just for kicks, I did the "wavy line" test on both iPads, with both styluses. The wavy line phenomenon, if you are not familiar with it, occurs when attempting to draw a straight diagonal line very slowly with a smart stylus. What you get is a wavy, diagonal line. When you speed up said diagonal line drawing, the waviness typically disappears. Yep, the wavy lines are there. To varying degrees, probably the worst on the iPad mini with the new Jot Script, but that's only if I was drawing at a snail's pace, and I don't see it as a relevant problem if you're just using it to take notes or draw simple diagrams. For artists who need extreme precision and want to be able to carefully draw out a diagonal line, this would be an issue. I believe Adonit's comment on this is that it has to do with iPad hardware/software and they can't really do anything about it on their end. Who knows?A couple of notes on how the new tip affects writing... the disc on my Jot Touch 4 provided a stable writing platform, and the pen-like tip in comparison seems pretty slippery. This was to be expected, but will take some getting used to, and I think is what makes it the most unlike actual pen and paper. Maybe some of the tackier screen protectors would help with this - I might try some out and will update if I find something that I like. If you see my review on the website (www.helpfulscribbles.com) you can see a demo I did comparing the Jot Touch 4 to the new Jot Touch. Harder to pick up and put down the new stylus as it slips from letter to letter. Nothing super dramatic, but noticeable nonetheless.Additionally, I noticed that making single dots (like a dot on an "i" or a period) was harder with this stylus. After some experimentation, I realized that when I was making single points on the screen, I was holding the stylus perpendicular to the screen. I assumed, possibly because I was used to the old Jot Touch 4, that holding it this way would create the best contact. However, the iPad turned out to be a lot more responsive to a more natural, angled tap. Same for when I tried changing settings or selecting different colors in the GoodNotes app, since that requires single taps. Much better results if you angle your stylus, and don't poke at the buttons straight up and down. I think once I get a few lectures in with this stylus, I'll have adapted to the nuances. In any case, I like that I can angle it naturally without losing contact, and the new tip really does make it that much closer to mimicking the feel of pen and paper.ValueIn all honesty, this is a pretty darn expensive stylus for the way I use it - to take notes and draw out random diagrams, arrows, boxes, or whatnot. If the Pixelpoint technology in the Jot Script is the same, and I believe it is supposed to be (unfortunately I don't have one to compare), in theory the Jot Script would be the way to go for me. I still lean towards the new Jot Touch, though, a tiny bit because I like the option of pressure sensitivity, but mostly because of the built in rechargeable battery. I know you can use rechargeable AAA batteries in the Jot Script, but I've heard reports of it either being finicky with certain brands/types of batteries, or of it running out of juice ridiculously quickly depending on the battery. Adonit rates the new Jot Touch at 11 hours of continuous writing and 1 month on standby. I can't really test that outright, but it sounds about right for my Jot Touch 4, and I will update in a few weeks if this is not the case for the new Jot Touch.If you can find rechargeable batteries that work well in the Jot Script, and you can keep a fully charged spare or two with you, I think the Jot Script is a fine choice for note-taking and such. You get the pen-like experience with the Pixelpoint tech, and the palm rejection. Maybe you even prefer to carry spare batteries than potentially running out of juice mid-lecture with the rechargeable styluses.If you don't mind the disc tip, go with the Jot Touch 4. It's a good chunk cheaper than this newest one, and works beautifully.If you can spare the $120 and want the best of both worlds, the new Jot Touch 4 is amazing and should only get better as various apps integrate Adonit's SDK. Maybe the "slipperiness" can be adjusted for with a software tweak. Will update if that happens.

REVISED on 2014-10-03** A tempered glass protector / BodyGardz with iPad Air, and Adobe Idea do not work well. The stylus was working very well when I was doing some editing of pics and paint jobs. I was wondering why. It works with other apps pretty OK. As it has pressure sensitive tip so when I try to draw a fine line, it doesn't always work. I pealed off the GodyGardz tempered glass protector, and it works much much better.EMy use is taking notes, and not drawing.COMPARED TO SCRIPT OR JOT PRO // It works. Not as exact as, e.g. Adonit Jot Pro with a disk. It is certainly more responsive and more accurate than Adonit Script.PRECISION // It will and can be offset from the tip. But that's like with Jot Script. Jot Pro with a disk is still most precise. But for taking notes, one can get used to it. But it seems better than the Jot Script.SCREEN PROTECTOR / A TEMPERED GLASS // It works well with my screen protector (tempered glass from BodyGuards). (but so does Adonit Script)(Jot Pro doesn't work well with the tempered glass screen protector).TAPPING SOUND // Much louder than Sript. I'm using iPad Air. Adonit Jot Pro makes too much tap tap sounds as I write on the screen (so I was hesitated to use in a meeting). Script is much better, quieter. Jot Touch seems a lot louder, tap tap tap, (so I wont feel comfortable to use it in meetings) Adnit Jot Script, I use an alkaline battery and it seems to go flat pretty quick. I may use a lot but it may last about 4 days. And it seems to lose connection frequently. With Jot Touch, I just got it so cannot tell. The build is like Jot Script. It's good to hold and operate.MAGNETISED USB CHARGER // When being charged, the stylus is firmly stick to the USB base charger. It can vertically stand up (a normal position), or upside down (well, I see no reason to do so. But it even hold the stylus secure enough in a vertical position (well, my Lenovo laptop USB port is in a vertical position but my MacBook Air has the USB port in a horizontal position. )ROUND AND ROLLING OFF // Only complaint so far is that it is round, and when placed on my desk or deck, it just rolls off. If it had a clip, or rectangular shape like a pencil, then, it wouldn't. My solution is tape a paper clip on the stylus.

I had really high hopes and made the investment to buy this, but it hasn't worked out as expected. It's not very accurate and skips few movements sometimes which is very frustrating.Use pen and paper that's the best.

I got this pen to use with my iPad and bought the GoodNotes app to go with it. It's absolutely amazing, the battery lasts FOREVER since it goes to sleep on its own when not in use. The pressure sensitivity is very accurate. My only complaint is the location of the button, I quite often rest my finger on it by mistake and end up turning it off. Wish there was a power button somewhere else in addition to the undo/redo buttons! As long as I hold it right I don't have an issue though.Photo is of a sample of my writing with this pen on my iPad Air

Pas aussi préci que je pensais, les apps ont besoin de nouvelles mise à jour pour fonctionner parfaitement.

Je ne peux pas juger du fonctionnement, le miens était en panne, je ne l'ai donc jamais vu s'allumer et du coup j'ai préféré opter pour un autre modèle.Mais j'ai quand même quelques point négatifs, en dehors du fonctionnement normal.Déjà, la construction est un peu légère. Il est beau à l'extérieur, mais l'intérieur (pour la partie visible, puisqu'il s'ouvre comme un stylo) fait plutôt cheap au niveau des soudures par ex. Et de la qualité de l'accu visiblement, puisque le miens ne fonctionnait pas car la batterie avait coulé.A ce propos, puisqu'il s'agit manifestement d'une "pile" rechargeable type LR3, je trouve dommage qu'elle soit soudée. La même amovible, et j'aurais pu la changer et garder le stylet.Le chargeur, très peu encombrant. Mais pour le coup, j'aurais préféré qu'il soit intégré au bout du stylet, avec un prise microUSB. Au moins on était sûr de ne jamais l'oublier.Sinon, il est assez réussi esthétiquement. Et la pointe laisse une bonne visibilité. Comme je le disais, je ne l'ai jamais vu fonctionner (et contrairement à d'autres, éteint, il ne fonctionne pas du tout. On ne perd pas seulement les fonctionnalités liées au bluetooth). Mais au vu de la taille de la pointe, il doit être plutôt pratique.

Awesome.. reached fast... working too good... I love it...